SWM - Environmental Services Center

Great people -- and great web site. I see lots of reviews warning about things that are clearly laid out on the web. It's probably a better experience for everyone if you know what to expect before you arrive. This is a City of Houston facility funded by our tax dollars so they won't take your materials if you can't prove residence. The rules are different from the Westpark Recycling Center because the purpose is different. The emphasis here is reducing toxins in landfills. The one thing we missed reading is that you can only drop off once in 30 days. We'll plan ahead for next month to finish cleaning out the garage!

Don't waste your time going here. Even if you have a water bill of residence in the valid area you need a matching drivers license and that person to be present as well not to mention catch them on their few hours of operation a month there's likely to be a number of other "issues" preventing them from accepting the waste. So if you like me planned on cleaning out your dead grandpas estate of his old chemicals and paints you should "go to the one closer to where you live" and not the one closer to where the chemicals actually are apparently. There is no mention of drivers license requirement on the website absolutely unhelpful and rude staff with contradictory statements and a dismissive attitude. It's insane the hoops you have to jump through to properly dispose of hazardous waste when it should be the easiest process in the world to keep people from just throwing it in a landfill. Even if someone is from Wisconsin or France who cares if they have hazardous waste I don't want that in landfills or in the water table.

This location is for people who live inside the city of Houston limits only. And they were great about taking all types of paint. They only take 25 gallons at a time tho. It doesn’t matter how much is in the can. So consolidate your paint into full cans.